"This World is Not My Own" FIlm Screening

February 13, 2025 @ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

MS Museum of Art

380 South Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201

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"This World is Not My Own" FIlm Screening

MS Museum of Art

380 South Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201

  • Admission: FREE
  • Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Overview

In partnership with the Mississippi Film Society, MMA will host a screening of the unique documentary and animation film "This World is Not My Own", which tells the life story of the self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe. Stay afterwards for a panel discussion and Q + A with the filmmakers and to learn more about works on view by other self-taught artists at MMA.

This screening is made possible through a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Mississippi Film Society, and the Mississippi Humanities Council.

View the trailer

Schedule of Events:

6 PM | Doors Open, Cash Bar Available

6:30 PM | Screening of “This World is Not My Own” (1h 37m)

Following the film, there will be a Q&A session with Chase Quinn, MMA's Creative Director and Curator of Special Projects, and filmmaker Ruchi Mital.

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